02/23/18 – 4:18 P.M.

A cab was robbed early this morning at Greenbrier Apartments in Findlay. Hancock County Sheriff’s Lt. Cris Bell said the suspect went to pay for the ride but stole from the driver instead.

Cris Bell

Bell said that the suspect ran to the south. Deputies called in the Findlay Police K9 unit to track the suspect but lost the suspect around the Goldenrod Street area.

The suspect is a skinny white male in his late twenties to early thirties. He was wearing light colored sweatpants and a dark sweatshirt. If you have any information please call the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office at 419-422-2424

2/23/18 – 5:35 A.M.

A fire claimed the life of a Wood County woman earlier this week. The State Fire Marshall’s Office is looking into a blaze at 118 Maple Street in Risingsun. The fire broke out just after midnight Wednesday.

Firefighters found an unconscious woman inside the home. She later passed away. Officials have not publicly identified the woman yet.

Investigators believe the fire started in the kitchen of the home. The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.

2/23/18 – 5:26 A.M.

A Fostoria man is facing child pornography charges. The Fostoria Police Department reports officers took Charles O’Neil into custody Thursday. The police department and Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation searched O’Neil’s home at 1023 Gerlock Drive around 5 p.m.

During the search, officers brought in a K-9 unit trained to locate hidden electronic devices. Fostoria Police Chief Keith Loreno says investigators took evidence from the home.

O’Neil is in police custody as the investigation continues.

2/23/18 – 5:18 A.M.

Students at Findlay’s Bigelow Hill Intermediate School took part in an event aimed at raising conversation skills and professionalism on Thursday. The Courier reports fourth and fifth-grade students participated in the “Big Shake” competition. Judges rate the students on things like handshakes, eye contact, and body language.

Judges include Findlay City Schools administrators, business people, and elected officials. Students had to tell judges why they deserved to move on to the next round of the competition. Fire Captain Jerry Greer says explaining why they should advance in a confident and humble way is an important skill to learn.

10 students will advance a group interview with Cooper Tire executives next week.

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02/22/18 – 4:51 P.M.
Update – 2/23/18 – 5:07 A.M. (Additional Details)

Hancock County Sheriff’s deputies took a 16-year-old McComb High School Student into custody Thursday. Investigators say other students in the school heard the boy say he was going to shoot people. Lt. Chris Bell tells the Courier the student did not have a weapon or access to weapons at home.

Superintendent Tony Fenstermaker says there was no evidence of an immediate threat. As of 4 p.m. Thursday the school had not mentioned the incident to parents.

Students first told Principal Jeremy Herr, who passed the information on to Deputy Shane Leeth, a school resource officer assigned to McComb. Leeth was already at the school and found the student quickly.

The incident remains under investigation.

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02/22/18 – 6:10 P.M.

1330 WFIN will soon be broadcasting on the FM dial as well. The station received approval from the Federal Communications Commission for an FM translator. This will allow us to broadcast on the FM dial at 95.5 and reach a wider audience throughout the community.

The expected build-out of the project will be this spring.

02/22/18 – 5:15 P.M.

The Flag City Honor Flight won an award at the National Honor Flight summit. FCHF won the Leading By Example award in recognition of kindness and dedication to veterans. The summit gathers all of the Honor Flight hubs from across the nation. It was held last weekend in Baltimore, Maryland.

02/22/18 – 4:50 P.M.

Gun control has been a topic of controversy and WFIN had an expert on to talk about gun control currently in place in Ohio. Freedom Firearms Training’s Rich Fowler explained that there is a background check to buy a gun.

Rich Fowler

Fowler said this is done through a licensed firearm dealer as part of the ATF form 4473. He added that it is a felony to lie on these forms but that it does happen. There is also no waiting period. He said that process can take days or just a few hours depending on if you’ve been through the system before.

Fowler said that there isn’t a formal registry for guns in the state.

Rich Fowler

Fowler said that both sides of gun control are often demonized heavily. He added that most gun owners will agree that some form of control is necessary but a ban is too much.

02/22/18 – 1:58 P.M.

Three Carey men ended up in the hospital after a one-car crash on Big Spring Township 93 Wednesday evening. The Courier reports that the accident happened around 9:30 p.m. on 93 near Seneca County 52. 21-year-old Zachery Brodman of Carey was heading south on 93 when he went off the left side of the road. His truck overturned several times, ejecting Brodman from the vehicle.

Seneca County EMS took Brodman to Mercy Tiffin Hospital with life-threatening injuries. He was later taken to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. EMS also took passengers 21-year-old Kevin Lonsway and 22-year-old Anthony Blair, both of Carey, to Mercy Tiffin Hospital.

None of the men were wearing their seatbelts. The crash remains under investigation.

2/22/18 – 7:45 A.M.

A one-car crash injured a Carey man in Hancock County Wednesday afternoon. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office reports the accident happened on State Route 568, east of Findlay, around 2:40 p.m.

26-year-old Hannah Dennis was driving southeast when she drove off the road and hit a tree in the 18000 block of the highway. Her passenger, 27-year-old Brock Benjamin, went to Blanchard Valley Hospital for treatment of his injuries.

Deputies cited Dennis for failure to control.